Historical information

Ludwig HIRSCHFELD-MACK (1893-1965)
Born 11 July 1893, Frankfurt am Main, Germany

In 1940 Hirschfeld-Mack was deported to Australia from England as an enemy alien in the Dunera. He was interned at Hay and Orange, New South Wales, and at Tatura, Victoria. There he made a number of woodcuts that illustrated life under detention. Released in 1942 through the sponsorship of (Sir) James Darling, headmaster of Geelong Church of England Grammar School, Hirschfeld-Mack was appointed its art master. He promoted his pupils' self-knowledge, introduced them to avant-garde painting techniques, and encouraged wood-carving, weaving, musical instrument-making, leatherwork and other crafts. (http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/hirschfeld-mack-ludwig-10510, accessed 29 June 2016)

He died on 7 January 1965 at Allambie Heights, Sydney

Physical description

Framed abstract painting

Inscriptions & markings

Signed in pencil lower left hand side 'L.H.Mack 1959'